bonnie prince billy

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peridot's picture peridot replied on

 

Superb ...

I love the Queen's Hall although it's a bit of a trek from south Wales!

 

a little otter replied on

He was great last night with the trembling bell's in holmfirth picturedrome(what a lovely venue) and certainly wetted my appetite for an appearance on the f***able mountain stage,but after reading his thoughts on festivals in the new issue of uncut i fear disappointment is ahead for us bpb fans.

LindsayT23's picture LindsayT23 replied on

Spoke to BPB last night after the gig in Holmfirth. He may have been a bit cagey but he said he's not playing Green Man this year.   

LindsayT23's picture LindsayT23 replied on

I'm hoping he was under contractual obligation to say he's not playing but we'll see... I was a bit awestruck but i built up a bit of Dutch courage, he was very nice.

The gig was amazing, loved the venue. Really looking forward to seeing the Trembling bells again.

Was speaking to one of the managers of the Picturedrome, they're looking at booking Grizzly Bear! 

Thanks for the links ray _rad

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

bonnie doesn't strike me as a man who'd tell you a fib because of his contractual obligations!

but as i'm seeing him twice this week, i'll just have to grin and bear the fact that he won't be at GM

i don't think the amount of alcohol exists that would embolden me to talk to him though

so i still think you went above and beyond to answer our need to know!

Sweeny replied on

The Cheltenham recordings were made by me! Hope they're OK.

There's actually a good few Green Man recordings from last year, if you navigate to the August/September pages of Partly Porpoise (http://partlyporpoise.wordpress.com/) - Suuns, TreeFight for Sunlight; Gruff, Holy F*** if I remember rightly. I've been going for a few years now, so the August and September pages from other years will have recordings on too (although whether the links still work, I've not checked...

Let me know if you're interested in any of the older ones...

See you this year!

Sweeny

CubanPedro replied on

I got the same sort of response when I spoke to him at the Celtic Connections earlier in the year Lindsay.  can't remember exactly how he put it - didn't say 'not a chance' - but it wasn't an encouraging answer.  was hoping his poetic aloofness was due to contract but, as Ray says, he doesn't strike me as the type

Krasnyi's picture Krasnyi replied on

Thoroughly enjoyed BPB and TBs at Warwick Arts Centre on saturday. Wasn't 100% convinced by the album but it works a treat live. 

 

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

agreed

not my fave BPB record - but live it's a corker

saw both the oxford and london shows

oxford was better by a mile

the sweaty back room of a pub a far better venue for that warped psych than the bass and drums eating spire of the union chapel

both shows are up on dime, btw

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